This article lists people who have been featured on the postage stamps of

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

and its states. Note that many of these people have been featured on multiple stamps. The following entries list the name of the person, a short description of their notability, and the year they were first featured on a stamp. The states of Cundinamarca, Santander, and Tolima did not honor any persons on their stamps. The following states did honor persons on their stamps: *

Antioquia Antioquia is the Spanish form of Antioch. Antioquia may also refer to: * Antioquia Department, Colombia * Antioquia State, Colombia (defunct) * Antioquia District, Peru * Antioquia Railway The Antioquia Railway ( es, Ferrocarril de Antioquia) i ...

, Bolivar, Boyaca This list is complete through 2022.

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* Miguel Abadía Méndez, president of Colombia, 1926-30 (1981) *

Mercedes Abrego Mercedes Abrego de Reyes (died 1813) was a heroine of the Colombian independence movement. She was born and raised in Cúcuta. She was married off to José Marcelo Reyes at a very young age. They had three sons, and her husband died a few years la ...

, spy and martyr (2010) * Josefa Acevedo de Gómez, writer (1997) *

Soledad Acosta de Samper Soledad Acosta Kemble (5 May 1833 – 17 March 1913) was a Colombian writer and journalist. A sophisticated, well-travelled, and social woman, she received a much higher and better rounded education than most women of her time and country, and ...

, writer and journalist (2013) *

Alexander II of Russia Alexander II ( rus, Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ; 29 April 181813 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, Congress Poland, King of Poland and Gra ...

, czar of Russia (2019) * Rafael Almanza, Cuban intellectual and writer (1958) *Jorge Alvarez Lleras, engineer and director of the National Astronomical Observatory (1988) * :es:Gilberto Alzate Avendaño, journalist and popular leader (1971) *Simona Amaya, heroine of the revolution (2011) *Matilde Anaray, heroine of the revolution (2011) *

Manuel Ancízar Manuel Esteban Ancízar Basterra (25 December 1812 — 21 May 1882) was a Colombian lawyer, writer, and journalist. He founded a publishing house and a newspaper before joining the Chorographic Commission in 1850. He also served as the 4th Se ...

, lawyer, writer, and journalist (1953) *

Andrés Rosillo y Meruelo Andres or Andrés may refer to: *Andres, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois, US *Andres, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France *Andres (name) *Hurricane Andres * "Andres" (song), a 1994 song by L7 See also ...

, bishop and rebel (2009) * Diego Euclídes de Angulo Lemos, president of Colombia, 1908 (2010) * José Antonio Anzoátegui, Venezuelan brigadier general (1969) * Thomas Aquinas, philosopher, theologian, jurist and saint (1982) * Gonzalo Arango, Colombian poet, journalist and philosopher (2010) * Juan de Dios Aranzazu González, president of New Granada, 1841-42 (1982) *

Consuelo Araújo Noguera Consuelo or Consuela may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Consuelo'' (novel), an 1842–1843 novel by George Sand * Consuela (''Family Guy''), a character in ''Family Guy'' *"Consuelo", a 2002 song by Belle and Sebastian from ''Storytelling'' ...

, Colombian politician, writer and journalist (2002) * Julio Arboleda, writer, soldier and statesman (1966) * Ismael Enrique Arciniegas, poet (2016) * Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer and mathematician (1949) *Diójenes Arrieta, politician (1997) *Andrés A. Arroyo, founder of the Colombian Society of Engineers (1962) * José Gervasio Artigas, national hero of Uruguay (1955) *

Aurelio Arturo Aurelio Arturo Martínez (1906–1974) was a Colombian poet, translator, teacher and lawyer. Although his poetic output is limited to seventy-odd poems, he is considered one of the most important Colombian poets of the twentieth century. He was bo ...

, poet (1997) *

Atahualpa Atahualpa (), also Atawallpa (Quechua), Atabalica, Atahuallpa, Atabalipa (c. 1502 – 26-29 July 1533) was the last Inca Emperor. After defeating his brother, Atahualpa became very briefly the last Sapa Inca (sovereign emperor) of the Inca Empir ...

, last sovereign emperor of the Inca Empire (1955) * Saint Augustine, Christian theologian and philosopher (1987) *Rafael Azuero Manchóla, vice-president of Colombia (2010)

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* Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer and musician (1986) * Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movement (2007) * Vasco Núñez de Balboa, conquistador (1955) *Antonio Baraya, military leader (1950) *

Porfirio Barba-Jacob Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez (July 29, 1883 – January 14, 1942), better known by his pseudonym, Porfirio Barba-Jacob, was a Colombian poet and writer. Born in Santa Rosa de Osos, Antioquia, to parents Antonio María Osorio and Pastora ...

, poet and writer (1983) *Virgilio Barco Maldonado, pioneer of the petroleum industry (1996) * Virgilio Barco, president of Colombia, 1986-90 (1997) *Enrique A. Becerra, jurist (2010) * Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (1977) * Sebastián de Belalcázar, conquistador (1955) * Andrés Bello, Venezuelan humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, and educator (1946) * Manuela Beltran Archila, heroine of independence (2011) * Luis Eduardo Bermúdez Acosta, composer (2012) *Cayetano Betancur, Colombian philosopher, writer and linguist (2012) * Domingo Bioho, black leader (1997) *

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...

, liberator (1886) * John Bosco, saint (1990) *Francisco Burgos Rubio, general (1996)

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*Prisciliano Cabrales Lora, pioneer in petroleum industry (1996) * Francisco José de Caldas, lawyer, naturalist, and geographer (1910) *Abdon Calderon, hero of the war of independence of Ecuador (1955) * Clímaco Calderón Reyes, lawyer, diplomat and president of Colombia, 1882 (2010) *

Bartolomé Calvo Bartolomé Calvo Díaz de Lamadrid (August 24, 1815 – January 2, 1889) was a Colombian lawyer, journalist, and statesman, who became President of the Granadine Confederation, in what is now Colombia, in 1861 in his role as Inspector General ...

, president of the Granadine Confederation, 1861 (1981) *Luis Antonio Calvo, composer (1984) * José Justo Joaquín Camacho Lago, statesman, lawyer, journalist and professor (2010) * Salvador Camacho Roldan, lawyer, businessman, politician and president (1995) * Sergio Camargo, president of Colombia, 1877 (1981) * José María Campo Serrano, president of Colombia, 1886-87 (1981) * Manuela Cañizares y Álvarez, Ecuador heroine of independence (2011) *Alfonso Cano Isaza, editor of El Espectador (1987) * Fidel Cano Gutierrez, journalist, founder of El Espectador (1977) * Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (1993) *Luis Cano Villegas, editor of El Espectador (1987) * Luis Gabriel Cano Isaza, editor of El Espectador (1987) * Maria Cano Márquez, popular leader (1997) * José María Carbonel, revolutionary agitator (2009) * José Eusebio Caro, poet (1955) * Miguel Antonio Caro, scholar, poet, journalist, politician, and president 1894-98 (1947) *

Eduardo Carranza Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese football ...

, poet (1986) * Maria Mercedes Carranza, poet (2010) * Juan de Dios Carrasquilla, doctor and botanist (1949) * Rafael Maria Carrasquilla, religious, educator and writer (1959) * Tomás Carrasquilla Naranjo, Colombian writer (1993) * Jose Joaquin Casas, educator and diplomat (1967) *

Alberto Castilla Alberto Castilla Buenaventura ( Bogotá 9 April 1878 - Ibagué 10 June 1937), was a Colombian composer. He was born in Bogotá. He was also an engineer, journalist, poet, writer, mathematician and musician. He founded the Conservatory of Tolima ...

, founder of the Tolima Conservatory of Music (1964) * José María del Castillo y Rada, president of the United Provinces of the New Granada. 1814-15 (1995) * José Vicente Castro Silva, rector of the Mayor del Rosario School (1986) *

Domingo Caycedo Domingo de Caycedo y Sanz de Santamaría (August 4, 1783 – July 1, 1843) was a Colombian statesman who served as the vice president of Gran Colombia and the Republic of New Granada. He served as President of Colombia a total of eleven times, ...

, president of Colombia, 1839-43 (1982) * Joaquín de Caycedo y Cuero, military and political patriot (1946) * Andrés Cerón Serrano, lawyer and politician (2010) * Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote (2005) *

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is consider ...

, movie actor and director (1995) * Frederic Chopin, composer (2006) *

Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 Winston Churchill in the Second World War, dur ...

, prime minister of Great Britain (1945) *

Francisco Javier Cisneros Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...

, railway engineer (1949) *

St. Peter Claver Peter Claver, SJ ( es, Pedro Claver y Corberó; ca, Pere Claver i Corberó; 26 June 1580 – 8 September 1654) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary born in Verdú (Catalonia, Spain) who, due to his life and work, became the patron saint ...

, Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary (1981) * Agustín Codazzi, lawyer, writer, and journalist (1953) * Christopher Columbus, discoverer of New World (1932) * Francisca Josefa de la Concepción, nun, mystic, writer and saint (1972) *

José Vicente Concha José Vicente Concha Ferreira (April 21, 1867 – December 8, 1929) was a Colombian politician who served as President of Colombia from 1914 to 1918. He was also a noted member of the Colombian Conservative Party.Arismendi Posada, Ignacio; ''Gobe ...

, president of Colombia, 1914-18 (1981) *

Jackie Coogan John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American actor and comedian who began his film career as a child actor in silent films. Charlie Chaplin's film classic ''The Kid'' (1921) made him one of the first child stars in the ...

, movie actor (1995) * Nicholas Copernicus, Polish astronomer (1974) *

José María Córdoba José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, general of the Colombian army (1917) * Marcos Crespo, Ecuadorian politician and independence hero (1957) * Manuelita de la Cruz, Colombian nurse (1961) *

Rufino Jose Cuervo Rufino may refer to: *Rufino (given name) *Rufino Family, Filipino family *Rufinus of Assisi, Italian saint sometimes known as Rufino *Rufino, Santa Fe, Argentina *Rufino Plaza, Tallest skyscraper in the Philippines See also

*Ruffino, a wine ...

, writer, linguist and philologist (1917) * Teresa Cuervo Borda, art historian (1990) *

María Currea Manrique María Currea Manrique (28 May 1890 – 23 May 1985) was a Colombian feminist, suffragist, politician, nurse and journalist. She was instrumental in pressuring for laws in Colombia which recognized women's right to citizenship, education, and enf ...

, women`s rights activist (1988)

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* Brother Damian, priest (1961) * Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (1986) *

José Matías Delgado José Matías Delgado y de León (24 February 1767 – 12 November 1832) was a Salvadoran priest and doctor known as ''El Padre de la Patria Salvadoreña'' (The Father of the Salvadoran Fatherland). He was a prominent leader in the independe ...

, Salvadoran priest, doctor and liberator (1957) * Juan de Dios Morales, governmental minister and revolutionary (2009) *Luis Duque Gómez, archaeologist (2010) * Simona Duque de Alzate, heroine of the revolution (2011) * Jean Henri Dunant, founder of the Red Cross (1956) *Gilberto Alejandro Durán Diaz, composer and accordion player (2019)

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Darío Echandía Olaya Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to Darius. Given name *Dario Allevi (born 1965), Italian politician *Dario Argento (born 1940), Italian film director *Dario Badinelli (born 1946), Italian triple jumper *Dario Bellezza (19 ...

, president of Colombia, 1943-44 (1991) *Guillermo Echavarría Misas, aviation pioneer (1997) *Gloria Echeverri Lara, director of Community Action and Indigenous Affairs (1992) * Elizabeth of Hungary, princess and saint (1956) * Rafael Escalona, composer (2016) *Hugo Escobar Sierra, jurist and politician (2010) *José María Espinosa, painter (1983) * Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei (1994)

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*Diego Fallon, educator, musician and poet (1984) * José Rafael Faría Bermúdez, priest (2000) * Ferdinand, king of Spain and sponsor of Christopher Columbus (1955) *Pedro Fermín de Vargas, economist (1997) * José Fernández Madrid, statesman, physician, scientist, writer and president, 1814, 1816 (1995) * Juan Fernández de Sotomayor, bishop (2009) *Julio Flórez, poet (2017) * Deogracias Fonseca, president of Colombia, 1957-58 (2010) *

Francis of Assisi Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, better known as Saint Francis of Assisi ( it, Francesco d'Assisi; – 3 October 1226), was a mystic Italian Catholic friar, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianit ...

, saint (1982) * Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church (2017) * Juan Friede Alter, historian (1997)

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Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala (23 January 1903 – 9 April 1948) was a left-wing Colombian politician and charismatic leader of the Liberal Party. He served as the mayor of Bogotá from 1936–37, the national Education Minister from 1940 ...

, lawyer and politician (1959) * Cacique Gaitana, Indian resistance leader (1997) * Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento, political reformer (1991) * José Antonio Galán, farmer and revolution leader (1940) * Custodio García Rovira, general, statesman, painter, and president of New Grenada, 1816 (1995) * Gabriel García Márquez, writer and Nobel Prize winner (1982) * Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director (1986) *

Juan García del Río Juan García del Río (Cartagena de Indias, 1794 – Mexico City, 1856) was a Colombian diplomat, writer and politician. He was Minister of Finance of Ecuador from 1832 to 1834. He was Minister of Finance of Peru in 1836, 1836-1837, and 1837-18 ...

, Colombian diplomat, writer, politician and president of Gran Colombia (1995) *

Carlos Gardel Carlos Gardel (born Charles Romuald Gardès; 11 December 1890 – 24 June 1935) was a French-born Argentine singer, songwriter, composer and actor, and the most prominent figure in the history of tango. He was one of the most influential inte ...

, entertainer (1985) * Carlos Gaviria Diaz, politician (2018) * Pantaleón Germán Ribón, military and independence leader (2012) *

Atanasio Girardot Manuel Atanasio Girardot Díaz (2 May 1791 – 30 September 1813) was a Colombian revolutionary leader. Son of Louis Girardot, wealthy merchant and French miner, Girardot fought with Simón Bolívar in the '' Campaña Admirable'' and other bat ...

, Colombian revolutionary leader (1991) * Álvaro Gómez Hurtado, Colombian lawyer, politician, and journalist (1997) * Fernando Gomez Martinez, diplomat, politician and Colombian journalist (1986) * Laureano Gómez, president of Colombia, 1950-53 (1972) *

Pedro Nel Gómez Pedro Nel Gómez Agudelo (4 July 1899 — 6 June 1984) was a Colombian engineer, painter, and sculptor, best known for his work as a muralist, and for starting, along with Santiago Martinez Delgado, the Colombian Muralist Movement, inspired by ...

, Colombian engineer, painter, and sculptor (1985) * José Maria González Benito, mathematician, astronomer (1997) * Ramón González Valencia, president of Colombia, 1909-10 (1981) *

León de Greiff Francisco de Asís León Bogislao de Greiff Haeusler (July 22, 1895 – July 11, 1976), was a Colombian poet known for his stylistic innovations and deliberately eclectic use of obscure lexicon. Best known simply as León de Greiff, he often use ...

, poet (1996) * Manuel de Guirior, Spanish naval officer and viceroy of New Granada (1977) * Ignacio Gutiérrez Vergara, politician, statesman and journalist (2010) * Santos Gutiérrez, president of Colombia, 1868-70 (1981) * Virginia Gutiérrez, social anthropologist (2010)

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* Pedro de Heredia, Spanish conqueror (1934) *Bertha Hernandez de Ospina, Colombian politician and writer and wife of Mariano Ospina Pérez (1999) * Benjamín Herrera, Colombian politician and general (2010) * Tomás de Herrera, statesman, general and president of the Free State of the Isthmus (1995) * Pedro Alcántara Herrán, Colombian general, statesman and president, 1841-45 (1957) *

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Don (honorific), Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor (8 May 1753 – 30 July 1811), more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or Miguel Hidalgo (), was a Catholic priest, leader ...

, leader of the Mexican War of Independence (1955) * Sir Rowland Hill, postal reformer and inventor of the postage stamp (1979) * Carlos Holguín Mallarino, president of Colombia, 1888-92 (1981) * Jorge Holguín, president of Colombia, 1921-22 (1981) * Alexander von Humboldt, naturalist (1960) * Ezequiel Hurtado, general, statesman and president of Colombia, 1882 (1995)

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St. Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius of Loyola, S.J. (born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; eu, Ignazio Loiolakoa; es, Ignacio de Loyola; la, Ignatius de Loyola; – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, ...

, founder of Jesuits (1956) * Isidore the Laborer, Spanish farmworker and patron saint of rural people (1960) * Isabella I, queen of Spain (1953) * Jorge Isaacs, Colombian writer, politician and soldier (1987)

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*Esteban Jaramillo, economist (1997) *Maria de Jesus Paramo de Collazos, founded first normal school for women (1975) *

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada y Rivera, also spelled as Ximénez and De Quezada, (;1496 16 February 1579) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in northern South America, territories currently known as Colombia. He explored the territory named ...

, Spanish explorer and conquistador (1979) * Pope John XXIII, pope and saint (1963) * Pope John Paul II, pope (2006) * Benito Juárez, revolutionary leader and president of Mexico (1972)

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* John F. Kennedy, president of the United States (1963)

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*Alicia Lafaurie Roncallo, first Carnival Queen (2018) * Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, Colombian lawyer and politician (1992) *

Froilan Largacha Froilan C. Baguion (born March 7, 1980) is a Filipino former professional basketball player . He was signed by Welcoat of the Philippine Basketball Association in 2006 after not being drafted in the 2006 PBA draft. College career Baguion was ...

, lawyer, politician and president of Colombia, 1863 (1995) * Eduardo Lemaitre Román, historian (1997) *

Carlos Lemos Simmonds Carlos Apolinar Lemos Simmonds (October 23, 1933 – July 30, 2003) was the sixth Vice President of Colombia. Political career After graduating Lemos worked as a Municipal Judge in the town of Piendamó, Cauca. He later transferred to Bogotá ...

, vice-president of Colombia (2010) *Manuel Ponce de León, cartographer and civil engineer (1953) * José Ramón de Leyva, military commander (2009) * Indalecio Liévano Aguirre, politician and diplomat (1992) * Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States (1960) * Alberto Lleras Camargo, president of Colombia, 1945-46, 1958-62 (1995) * Carlos Lleras Restrepo, president of Colombia, 1966-70 (1995) * Federico Lleras Acosta, Colombian doctor, veterinarian and bacteriologist (1977) * José María Lombana Barreneche, physician and politician (1952) * María Concepción Loperena, independence war heroine (1985) * Alfonso López Michelsen, president of Colombia, 1974-78 (2008) * Alfonso López Pumarejo, president of Colombia, 1934-38, 1942-46 (1961) * Estela López Pomareda, movie actress (1995) *

José Hilario López José Hilario López Valdés (18 February 1798, Popayán, Cauca – 27 November 1869, Campoalegre, Huila) was a Colombian politician and military officer. He was the President of Colombia between 1849 and 1853.Arismendi Posada, Ignaci ...

, president of Colombia, 1849-53 (1981) * Luis Carlos López, poet (1997) * Luis Eduardo Lopez de Mesa, doctor, writer and Education Minister (1984) * Maria Lopez de Escobar, founder and director of the world's first international adoption agency (1992) *

Saint Louise de Marillac Louise de Marillac , also Louise Le Gras, (August 12, 1591 – March 15, 1660) was the co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church in the United S ...

, nun, saint and founder of the Sisters of Charity (1960) *

Enrique Low Murtra Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk ...

, Colombian economist, lawyer and Minister of Justice (1992) *

Carlos Lozano y Lozano Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

, president of Colombia, 1942 (1982) *

Fabio Lozano Torrijos Fabio Lozano Torrijos ( Santa Ana; –) was a Colombian lawyer, politician, soldier, diplomat, businessman, writer and chronicler. He was a member of the Colombian Liberal Party. He was the leader of his party in Tolima, and a diplomat at the ...

, diplomat (1997) *

Jorge Tadeo Lozano Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Viscount of Pastrana (January 30, 1771 – July 6, 1816) was a Neogranadine (now Colombian) scientist, journalist, and politician who presided over the Constituent College of Cundinamarca and was elected President of Cundin ...

, scientist, journalist, and politician (1967)

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* José de la Mar, Peruvian military leader, politician and the third President of Peru (1955) * Manuel María Mallarino, acting president of Colombia, 1855-57 (1981) *Roberto de Mares, pioneer of the petroleum industry (1996) *

Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi (; 25 April 187420 July 1937) was an Italians, Italian inventor and electrical engineering, electrical engineer, known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based Wireless telegrap ...

, radio pioneer (1975) * José Ignacio de Márquez, president of Colombia, 1837-41 (1982) * José Manuel Marroquín, political figure and president of Colombia, 1900-04 (1904) * José Martí, Cuban patriot (1955) *William Knox Martin, early aviation pioneer (1994) *Aurelio Martinez Mutis, poet and writer (1987) *Diego Martinez Camargo, pioneer in the petroleum industry (1996) * Pompilio Martínez Navarrete, doctor and professor (1952) *

Rafael Maya Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * Rafa ...

, poet, journalist, writer, critic, lawyer and diplomat (1986) * Adolfo Mejia, composer (2010) * Gonzalo Mejia, aviation pioneer, motion picture pioneer, and industrialist (1985) * Liborio Mejía, Colombian colonel, politician and president, 1816 (1995) * Manuel Mejía Jaramillo, banker and Colombian coffee leader (1965) * Manuel Mejía Vallejo, writer (2015) *

José María Melo José María Dionisio Melo y Ortiz (October 9, 1800 – June 1, 1860) was a Colombian general and political figure who fought in the South American wars of independence, and who rose to power and briefly held the presidency of Colombia in 1854. ...

, Colombian general, politician and president of New Granada, 1854 (1995) * Vanessa Alexandra Mendoza Bustos, actress, fashion model and Miss Venezuela (2002) * Santo Michelena, Venezuelan politician (1957) *

Fanny Mikey Fanny Elisa Mikey Orlanszky (c. 1930 – 16 August 2008) was an Argentine-born Colombian actress, theatre producer and entrepreneur. She lived and worked in Colombia from 1959 until her death and was the creator and organizer of the Bogotá Ib ...

, Colombian actress, theatre producer and entrepreneur (2014) * Gerardo Molina Ramirez, lawyer, professor and politician (2010) * Montezuma, ninth Aztec emperor (1955) *

Laura Montoya Laura Montoya (26 May 1874 – 21 October 1949) – known in religion as Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena – was a Colombian Roman Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Virgin ...

, nun and saint (1974) * Antonio Morales Galavís, military commander (2009) * Francisco Antonio Moreno, education reformer and judge (1977) *

Joaquín Mosquera Joaquín Mariano de Mosquera-Figueroa y Arboleda-Salazar (14 December 1787 – 4 April 1878) was a Colombian statesman and a Founding Father of Colombia who served as the 3rd and 5th President of Gran Colombia. Mosquera also served as Vice Pres ...

, president of Colombia, 1830 (1982) * Manuel José Mosquera, Archbishop of Bogota (1954 ) *

Victor Mosquera Chaux The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French sho ...

, lawyer, politician and diplomat (2010) * Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, Colombian general, political figure and president 1845-49, 1861-64, 1866-67 (1978) *

Pedro Domingo Murillo Pedro Domingo Murillo (September 17, 1757– January 29, 1810) was a patriot of Upper Peru who played a key role in Bolivia's independence. Biography On 17 September 1757, Pedro Domingo Murillo was born in the city of La Paz. His father, Juan ...

, patriot of Upper Peru (1955) * José Celestino Mutis, priest, botanist and mathematician (1947)

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* Antonio Nariño, political and military leader of the independence movement (1887) *Rafael Navas Pardo, president of Colombia, 1957-1958 (2010) *

Agustín Nieto Caballero Agustín Nieto Caballero (1889–1975)José Paz Rodríguez (2021). Agustín Nieto Caballero (1889–1975) ''Padres Y Maestros / Journal of Parents and Teachers'' 387: 67–72. was a Colombian pedagogue who, in 1914, founded Gimnasio Moderno ...

, educator (1989) * Juan José Nieto Gil, Colombian politician, Army general, writer, and president, 1861 (2010) * Rafael Núñez, journalist, politician, and president of Colombia, 1880-82, 1884-94 (1886) *

Soledad Román de Núñez Soledad Román de Núñez (born Soledad Román Polanco; October 6, 1835 - June 19, 1924) was the First lady of Colombia in 1880–1882, 1884–1888 and 1892, by her marriage to president Rafael Núñez. She is considered to have wielded a cons ...

, wife of president Rafael Núñez (1999)

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* José de Obaldía, acting president of Colombia (1982) *José Maria Obando, president of Colombia, 1853-54 (1981) *

Candelario Obeso Candelario Obeso (12 January 1849 – 3 July 1884) was a Colombian poet. He is known as a precursor of the ''Poesía Negra y oscura (black and dark poetry)'' in Colombia. Life He was a mulatto, born of a white ''hacendado'' and a black maid in ...

, poet, novelist, playwright, and professor (1984) * Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean independence leader (1955) * Enrique Olaya Herrera, president of Colombia, 1930-34 (1981) * Nicolás Mauricio de Omaña, priest and lawyer (2009) * Luis Ernesto Ordóñez, military officer, politician and member of ruling junta (2010) * Mariano Ospina Pérez, president of Colombia, 1946-50 (1981) * Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, president of Colombia, 1857-61 (1981) * Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez, president of Colombia, 1922-26 (1981) * Nicolás Osorio y Zayas, Spanish aristocrat (1952)

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* José Prudencio Padilla, Colombian military leader (1984) *Alfonso Palacio Rudas, Colombian lawyer, economist and politician (2013) *Jorge Palacios Preciado, historian and director-general of the National Archives (2012) *Manuel Maria Palacio, pioneer of the petroleum industry (1996) *

Gabriel París Gordillo Gabriel París Gordillo (March 8, 1910 – March 21, 2008) was a Colombian military officer and political leader who ruled the country as the chairman of a military junta from May 1957 to August 1958, following the resignation of General Gustavo ...

, president of Colombia, 1876-78 (2010) * Aquileo Parra, Colombian soldier, businessman and political figure (1981) * Misael Pastrana Borrero, president of Colombia, 1970-74 (1998) * Pope Paul VI, pope (1968) * Eliseo Payán, vice-president and president of Colombia, 1887 (1981) * Javier Pereira, Zenú Indian and Colombian supercentenarian (1956) *

Alexandre Pétion Alexandre Sabès Pétion (; April 2, 1770 – March 29, 1818) was the first president of the Republic of Haiti from 1807 until his death in 1818. He is acknowledged as one of Haiti's founding fathers; a member of the revolutionary quartet that ...

, first President of the Republic of Haiti (1955) * José Miguel Pey de Andrade, statesman, soldier and a leader of the independence movement (1996) * Enrique Pérez Arbeláez, botanist (1997) * Rubén Piedrahíta Arango, member of military junta of an interim presidency (1981) * Próspero Pinzón Romero, jurist, statesman and military leader (1903) * Teresa Pizarro de Angulo, Colombian beauty pageant director and farmer (2010) * Lino de Pombo, engineer, diplomat (1997) * Rafael Pombo, poet and writer of children’s literature (2012) *

Marie Poussepin Marie Poussepin (14 October 1653 – 24 January 1744) was a French Dominican who founded the congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation. Biography Poussepin was born in 1653 in Dourdan to a well to do family who ran a ...

, Dominican nun (1994) * Alberto Pumarejo, Colombian lawyer and liberal politician (1993)

Q

, explorer and founder of Bogotá (1938) *Joaquin Quijano Mantilla, journalist (1989) * Manuel Quintín Lame, native leader (1997)

R

*Gustavo Uribe Ramírez, ecologist (1980) * Augusto Ramirez Ocampo, politician (2014) *Abelardo Ramos, founder of the Colombian Society of Engineers (1962) * Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff, archaeologist (1997) * Ricardo Rendón Bravo, Colombian caricaturist (1994) * Carlos Eugenio Restrepo, president of Colombia, 1910-14 (1981) * Félix Restrepo Mejía, Jesuit priest, theologian and scholar (1967) * Jose Felix de Restrepo, educator, judge and Colombian lawyer (2009) *

José Manuel Restrepo José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, investigator of Colombian flora, political figure and historian (1981) * Rafael Reyes, army chief of staff and president of Colombia, 1904-09 (1957) * Antonio Ricaurte y Lozano, patriot and military captain (1917) * Ramón Arturo Rincon Quiñónes, Colombian general (2003) * Baron de Rio Branco, Brazilian diplomat, geographer, historian, monarchist, politician and professor (1955) * José Manuel Rivas Sacconi, diplomat (1997) * José Eustasio Rivera, writer (1974) *

Emilio Robledo Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (dis ...

, medical educator (2010) *

Luis Antonio Robles Suárez Luis Antonio Robles Suárez (24 October 1849 – 22 September 1899) also known as "El Negro Robles", was a Colombian lawyer and politician. He was the first Afro-Colombian to hold a cabinet-level ministry in Colombia serving as Secretary of th ...

, Colombian lawyer and politician (1999) * Juan Rodríguez Freyle, colonial reporter (1997) *

Manuel Rodríguez Torices Manuel Rodríguez Torices (full birth name Manuel Juan Robustiano de los Dolores Rodríguez Torices y Quiroz) (May 24, 1788 – October 5, 1816) was a Neogranadine statesman, lawyer, journalist, and Precursor of the Independence of Colo ...

, statesman, lawyer, journalist, and vice-president (2010) * Meliton Rodriguez, photographer (1993) * Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, president of Colombia, 1953-57 (1995) *

José María Rojas Garrido José María Rojas Garrido (June 7, 1824 – July 18, 1883) was a Colombian Senator, and statesmen, who as the first Presidential Designate became Acting President of the United States of Colombia (now the Republic of Colombia) in 1866 duri ...

, president of Colombia, 1886 (1981) * Eleanor Roosevelt, women’s and civil rights activist and wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1964) *

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

, president of the United States (1945) * García Rovira, general, statesman and painter (1940) * Mother Juana Ruperta, unknown (1970)

S

* Policarpa Salvarrieta, executed spy for revolutionary forces (2017) * Miguel Samper, economist and writer (1976) *Santiago Samper Brush, founder of the Colombian Red Cross (1956) * José Francisco de San Martín, Argentine general and independence leader (1955) *Diodoro Sánchez, founder of the Colombian Society of Engineers (1962) * Manuela Sanz de Santamaria, heroine of South American independence (2011) * Manuela Sáenz de Thorne, heroine of South American independence (2011) * Policarpa Salavarrieta, heroine of the independence of Colombia (1910) * Francisco de Paula Santander, military and political leader, president of New Granada 1832-37 (1910) * Antonia Santos, rebel leader and heroine (2011) * Eduardo Santos, president of Colombia, 1938-42 (1981) * Enrique Santos Castillo, lawyer and journalist (2017) * Enrique Santos Montejo, Colombian journalist (1986) * Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, president of Colombia, 2010-18 (2018) * Giuliana Scalaberni, wife of Pedro Nel Gómez (1985) * Vera Sergine Renoir, French actress (2001) *

Carlos Martínez Silva Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewh ...

, politician, diplomat, journalist, soldier and poet (1948) * José Asunción Silva, poet (1986) *

Oreste Sindici Oreste Sindici (May 31, 1828 – January 12, 1904) was an Italian-born Colombian musician and composer. He composed the music for the Colombian national anthem in 1887. He was born in Ceccano (Province of Frosinone) and studied in the Accademia ...

, composer of the national anthem (1988) * José Francisco Socarrás Colina, physician and educator (2016) * Manuel del Socorro Rodríguez, Cuban journalist (1947) * Francisco Solano López, president of Paraguay (1955) * Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1945) * Marco Fidel Suárez, president of Colombia, 1918-21 (1981) * Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan independence leader (1887)

T

* Teresa of Ávila, nun, mystic, writer and saint (1970) * Tisquesusa, fourth supreme ruler of Bacatá (1955) *Murillo Toro, politician and statesman (1944) *

Camilo Torres Tenorio José Camilo Clemente de Torres Tenorio (November 22, 1766 – October 5, 1816) was a Colombian politician. He is credited as being an early founder of the nation due to his role in early struggles for independence from Spain. Biography Tor ...

, Colombian politician and founder (1910) *

Manuel Murillo Toro Manuel Murillo Toro (January 1, 1816–December 26, 1880) was a Colombian statesman who served as President of the United States of Colombia (present day Colombia) on two occasions, first from 1864 to 1866, and again between 1872 and 1874.Ari ...

, president of Colombia, 1864-66, 1872-74 (1944) * Cristóbal de Torres, priest, theologian and professor (1954) *

Diego de Torres y Moyachoque Diego de Torre(s) y Moyachoque (1549 in Tunja, New Kingdom of Granada – 4 April 1590 in Madrid, Spain) was '' cacique'' of Turmequé, in the New Kingdom of Granada. He served as chief from 1571 to his death. De Torres y Moyachoque was a mest ...

, Turmequé Indian chief (2012) * José Jerónimo Triana, botanist (1947) *

Miguel Triana Miguel Triana Ruiz de Cote ( Bogotá, Granadine Confederation, 26 November 1859 - Bogotá, Colombia, 29 April 1931) was a Colombian engineer and Muisca scholar. He is best known for his 1922 publication ''La Civilización Chibcha''; "The Muisca ...

, Colombian engineer and historian (1962) * Julio César Turbay Ayala, president of Colombia, 1978-82 (2009) *

Diana Turbay Quintero Diana Consuelo Turbay Quintero (March 9, 1950 – January 25, 1991) was a Colombian journalist kidnapped by the Medellín Cartel and killed by the Colombian Guerrilla during a botched rescue attempt. Her story has been portrayed in a non-fiction ...

, Colombian journalist (1992) * Gabriel Turbay Abunader, politician, diplomat (1997)

U

*Alberto Urdaneta y Urdaneta, painter, designer and publisher (1947) * Rafael Urdaneta, Venezuelan general and president of Gran Colombia, 1830-31 (1995) *

Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez (27 June 1890 – 20 August 1972) was a Colombian Conservative party politician and lawyer who served as President of Colombia from November 1951 until June 1953, while President Laureano Gómez was absent due to healt ...

, president of Colombia, 1951-53 (1982) *Pedro Uribe Mejia, pioneer of Colombian coffee industry (1987) * César Uribe Piedrahita, medical writer, physician and educator (2010) * Rafael Uribe Uribe, Colombian lawyer, journalist, and general (2009) *

Ezequiel Uricoechea Ezequiel Uricoechea Rodríguez (Bogotá, 9 April 1834 – Beirut, 29 July 1880) was a Colombian linguist and scientist. He is considered one of the first Colombian scientists and a pioneer in Spanish-language linguistics. Biography Urico ...

, linguist and scientist (1952)

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* Gloria Valencia de Castaño, Colombian journalist and television presenter (2013) * Guillermo Valencia, newspaper founder, governor and author (1951) * Guillermo León Valencia, president of Colombia, 1962-66 (2009) *

Paulina Vega Dieppa Paulina Vega Dieppa (; born 15 January 1993) is a Colombian television host, model and beauty queen crowned Miss Colombia 2013 and Miss Universe 2014. Vega is the second Miss Universe from Colombia. Early life Paulina Vega Dieppa was born in B ...

, Miss Universe 2014 (2015) *Juana Velasco de Gallo, heroine of the revolution (2011) *

Antonio Villavicencio Antonio Villavicencio y Verástegui (January 9, 1775 – June 6, 1816) was a statesman and soldier of New Granada, born in Quito, and educated in Spain. He served in the Battle of Trafalgar as an officer in the Spanish Navy with the rank of Sec ...

, statesman, soldier and president of New Granada, 1815 (1995) *Lorencita Villegas de Santos, First Lady and philanthropist (1993) *José María Villa, mechanical engineer and mathematician (1981) * Vincent de Paul, priest and saint (1957)

W

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...

, president of the United States (1955)

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St. Francis Xavier Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: ''Franciscus Xaverius''; Basque: ''Frantzisko Xabierkoa''; French: ''François Xavier''; Spanish: ''Francisco Javier''; Portuguese: ''Francisco Xavier''; 7 April 15063 December 15 ...

, missionary and saint (2006)

Z

* Francisco Antonio Zea, journalist, botanist, diplomat and statesman (1967) *Ramón de Zubiría, writer, educator (1997) *Eduardo Zuleta Angel, politician (1999) * Luz Marina Zuluaga, Miss Universe pageant winner (1959)

Antioquia

* Pedro Justo Berrio, lawyer, soldier and politician (1875) * Jose Maria Cordoba, general of the Colombian army (1899) *

Juan del Corral Juan del Corral was an early seventeenth century Spanish architect who worked in Peru. His most famous bridge, El Puente de Piedra in Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest ...

(1903) * Anastasio Girardot (1902) * José Fernández Madrid, statesman, physician, scientist, and writer (1903) * Jose Felix Restrepo (1902) * José María Restrepo (1903) * Custodio Garcia Rovira, general, statesman and painter (1903) * Policarpa Salavarrieta (La Pola), spy for the Revolutionary Forces (1903) * Francisco Antonio Zea, journalist, botanist, diplomat and politician (1903)

Bolivar

* Manuel Anguiano (1904) *

, liberator (1879, 1882, 1891, 1903) * José María del Castillo y Rada, president of the United Provinces of New Grenada, 1814-15 (1904) *

José María García de Toledo José María García de Toledo y de Madariaga (11 February 1769 — 24 February 1816) was a Neogranadine lawyer and politician, who fought against the Royalist forces during the Patria Boba period that preceded the Colombian War of Independence. ...

, lawyer and politician (1903) * José Fernández Madrid, statesman, physician, scientist, and writer (1903) *

, statesman, lawyer and journalist (1903)

Boyaca

* Jose Manuel Marroquin, president of Colombia, 1900-04 (1903) * Diego Mendoza Perez, Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia (1902) * Dr. :es:Próspero Pinzón Romero, general and Governor of Boyaca (1903)

Sources

* 2021 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 2A, ©2021, Amos Media Co., Sidney, OH * Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue, Part 20, South America, 4th Edition, ©2008, Stanley Gibbons, London, UK * Michel Übersee-Katalog Band 3: Südamerika 2001, ©2000, Schwaneberger GMBH, Munich, Germany {{South America in topic, List of people on stamps of Colombia, List of people on stamps of Stamps Philately of Colombia Stamps